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US 10,541,528 B2Granted
Whip and loop interrupter combination
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsDavid Rhein, Nathan Scot Loucks
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Abstract
A circuit interrupting device including a loop split interrupter for interrupting a loop split circuit, and a quick whip interrupter for interrupting a charging circuit.
Claims12
A circuit interrupting device comprising:
- a loop split interrupter for interrupting a loop split circuit;
- a quick whip interrupter for interrupting a charging circuit;
- a primary circuit including the loop split circuit and the charging circuit;
- a blade carrying a primary current for the primary circuit;
- a pickup assembly bridging the current from said blade to one or more of said loop split interrupter and said quick whip interrupter;
- and
- wherein the loop split interrupter includes two or more spark gap rods, wherein a spark gap is disposed between the two or more spark cap rods.
4 more elements
An electrical switch, comprising:
- an electrical terminal including a terminal contact;
- a mop split interrupter electrically coupled to the terminal contact;
- a quick whip interrupter electrically coupled to the loop split interrupter and the terminal contact;
- a primary circuit including the loop split circuit and the charging circuit;
- a blade carrying a primary current for the primary circuit and rotatable from an open blade position to a closed blade position;
- a pickup assembly bridging the primary current from said blade to one or more of said loop split interrupter and said quick whip interrupter;
- and
- wherein the loop split interrupter includes two or more spark gap rods, wherein a spark gap is disposed between the two or more spark gap rods.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.